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| Police watchdog probing G20 death | Police watchdog probing G20 death |
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| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to oversee an investigation the death of a man during disturbances before the G20 summit. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to oversee an investigation the death of a man during disturbances before the G20 summit. |
| Ian Tomlinson, 47, died of a heart attack near to clashes between police and protesters in London on 1 April. | |
| Witnesses have come forward and told the IPCC Mr Tomlinson had "contact" with officers before he collapsed. | Witnesses have come forward and told the IPCC Mr Tomlinson had "contact" with officers before he collapsed. |
| Officers from the City of London Police will carry out the investigation on behalf of the watchdog. | |
| CCTV footage | CCTV footage |
| Units of riot police and other public order officers were involved in a complicated operation to quell sporadic bursts of minor violence near the Bank of England throughout Wednesday. | Units of riot police and other public order officers were involved in a complicated operation to quell sporadic bursts of minor violence near the Bank of England throughout Wednesday. |
| The vast majority of the demonstrators were peaceful but thousands of people became hemmed in by police at Royal Exchange Square, opposite the Bank of England. | The vast majority of the demonstrators were peaceful but thousands of people became hemmed in by police at Royal Exchange Square, opposite the Bank of England. |
| IPCC Commissioner for London Deborah Glass said CCTV footage shows Mr Tomlinson, who was not a protester and was returning to his nearby home from work at a newsagent, collapsing on Cornhill. | |
| She said: "Initially we had accounts from independent witnesses who were on Cornhill, who told us that there had been no contact between the police and Mr Tomlinson when he collapsed. | She said: "Initially we had accounts from independent witnesses who were on Cornhill, who told us that there had been no contact between the police and Mr Tomlinson when he collapsed. |
| "However, other witnesses who saw him in the Royal Exchange area have since told us that Mr Tomlinson did have contact with police officers. | "However, other witnesses who saw him in the Royal Exchange area have since told us that Mr Tomlinson did have contact with police officers. |
| "This would have been a few minutes before he collapsed. It is important that we are able to establish as far as possible whether that contact had anything to do with his death." | "This would have been a few minutes before he collapsed. It is important that we are able to establish as far as possible whether that contact had anything to do with his death." |
| Witness appeal | |
| The IPCC said its decision to manage the probe will be kept under review. | |
| A number of witnesses have described seeing him there, getting caught up in a crowd and being pushed back by police officers Deborah Glass, IPCC Commissioner | |
| Ms Glass appealed to witnesses who saw Mr Tomlinson at about 1920 BST or who may have taken a photo of him around that time to get in contact. | |
| After Mr Tomlinson's death was referred to the IPCC on 1 April, investigators have viewed CCTV footage, examined statements and police records and spoken to independent witnesses. | |
| The IPCC said CCTV shows police officers refused to let Mr Tomlinson through a cordon opposite the Bank of England, prompting him to walk around the corner into Royal Exchange Passage. | |
| "A number of witnesses have described seeing him there, getting caught up in a crowd and being pushed back by police officers," she added. | |
| "This is the aspect of the incident that the IPCC is now investigating." |